News and Highlights

The Pastoral Leaders Retreat brought together 35 clergy for three days on the North Shore of Oʻahu to recharge, converse, learn, and rest.

Representatives from various faith communities gathered in Mākua Valley in west O‘ahu on a Saturday morning in August. This group, organized by Kahu Kaleo Patterson of the Episcopal Church, met to learn about the sacred place, its history, displacement of residents, the destroyed Mākua Church, environmental damage and restoration, and upcoming expiration of current military leases.

Hoʻolehua Congregational Church on Molokai celebrates its 100th anniversary this year.

Kōloa Union Church dedicated a new peace pole on Sunday, August 2, placed just outside the main sanctuary doors. The words “May Peace Prevail on Earth” are written on the pole in four languages: English, Hawaiian, Japanese and Ilocano.

The Woman's Board of Missions for the Pacific Islands gathered for their annual meeting and luncheon on July 11, 2026.

The Topa Financial Center building (where the Hawai‘i Conference Office is located) is without electricity and remains closed until further notice. Office staff are working from home during regular office hours and will be checking email periodically.

The Micronesian Council of the United Church of Christ (MCUCC) gathered for its 2026 Biennial General Assembly in Majuro, Marshall Islands, from July 12 to 15, 2026. Representatives of the Hawai‘i Conference were in attendance.

The ‘Aha O Nā Mokupuni O Maui, Moloka‘i, a me Lāna‘i held a Recognition Service for Ulysses Pacil, Licensed Minister of Maui Evangelical Church, on Sunday, June 28.

Eric E. Page was installed as pastor and teacher of Hōkūloa UCC in Puakō by the Hawai'i Island Association on Saturday, June 27.

The Woman’s Board invites you to join in celebrating 156 years of service at their Annual Meeting and Luncheon on Saturday, July 11, at 10 a.m. at Central Union Church of Honolulu.